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Nutrition Vocabulary Words

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calorie   an amount of food having an energy-producing value  
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carbohydrates   any of various compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen  
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proteins   contain elements carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; include many compounds essential for life and are supplied by various foods such as meat, milk, beans, eggs, and nuts  
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fats   a major class of energy-rich food, cannot be dissolved by water  
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colander   a utensil with small holes for draining food  
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dehydration   to remove water from foods  
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obesity   very fat  
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starch   a white odorless tasteless carbohydrate  
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nutrition   the act or process of nourishing or being nourished-the process by which an animal or plant takes in and makes use of food substances  
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molecule   the smallest particle of a substance having all the characteristics of the substance  
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